Whip-fastener.



H. LOWERY.

WHIP PASTENBR.

l APPLICATION PIL'ED MAY 29, 1908. Patented Deo. 22

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H. LOWERY.

WHIP FASTENBR.

APPLOATION FILED MAY 29, 1908. Patented Dec. 22,

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY LOWERY, OF POMEROY, OHIO.

WHIP,FASTENER.

To Vall whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY LowERY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pomeroy, in the county of Meigs, State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in VVlii -Fastenersg and I do hereby declare the fo lowing to be a full, clear, and exact descri tion of the invention, such as will enable ot ers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the saine.

The invention relates to a whip fastener and is particularly adapted for use with a whip socket.

The primary obj ect of the invention is the provision of a whi fastener insertible in a whip socket and liaving yieldable locking jaws between which is received a whip for securing the same in the whip socket, the said jaws being partially surrounded or inclosed by an expansible coiled spring which latter when in a distended condition maintains the jaws in a closed or locked position and connected to the coiled spring is a pull member rojecting through one end of the whip soc ret whereby the member may be actuated to compress the spring so that the jaws will be automatically released.

Another obj ect of the invention is the provision of a whip fastener by which a whip may be readily locked or fastened so that it cannot be withdrawn without being released by the operator actuating a pull member to fric the fastener from engagement with the w 1p.

In the drawings accompanying and forming part of this specification is illustrated one form of embodiment of the'invention which, to enable those skilled in the art to practice the same, will be set forth at length in the following description, while the novelty of the invention will be included in the claims succeeding said description.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a longitudi nal sectional view of a whip socket with the invention applied thereto and the yieldable jaw members in their closed position. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the jaw members in their released or open position. Fig. 3 is a transverse section. Fig. 4 is a top plan view with the whip socket in section. Fig. `5 is a bottom plan view with the whip socket in section. Fig. 6 is a side view of a ull member. Fig. 7 is a side view of the loc ing jaws,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 29, 1908.

Patented Dec. 22, 1908.

Serial No. 485,784.

and the same being partly broken away. Fig. 8 is a detail side view in section of the bridge piece.

Similar reference .characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views in the drawings.

In the drawings, the numeral 10 designates a cylindrical body forming the whip socket proper and has a bottom 11 having a central perforation or opening 12 and within the cylindrical body are locking jaw members 13 each of semi-circular formation in cross section and which members have reduced flexible spreading arms 14 united at their lower extremities by a connecting iece 15 which holds the arms in spaced re ation to each other. This connecting piece 15 rests and has its bearing against the bottom 11 when the jaw members have been inserted through the mouth portion of the whip socket for operative position therein. Intersecting the space between the arms 14 and lying against the inner face of the connecting piece 15 is a bridge piece 16 having opposite extensions 17 secured by screw fasteners 18 to the bottom 11 of the whip socket.

Surrounding the arms 14 and a portion of the jaw members 13 is a convoluted or coiled coinpressible spring 19 the lower extremity of which has its bearing against the bridge piece 16 and connected to the opposite extremity of the said compressible spring are eyes 20 formed at opposite extremities of a cross member 21 having a centrally depending stem or rod 22 which passes through corresponding openings 23 centrally of the bridge piece` 16 and connecting piece 15 respectively and which openings are in register with the opening 12 in the bottom 11 of the whip socket and which rod extends through the latter opening exteriorly of the whip socket and terminates in a threaded extremity 24 to which is secured a detachable button 25, whereby the rod 22 may be pulled in an outward direction Jfrom the whip socket to compress the coiled spring 19 so that the jaw members 13 will be released and be permitted to spread or separate a distance from each other to receive a whip and upon the release of said button 25 the coiled springv 19 will again become distended thereby automatically closing the jaw members 13 for locking engagement with the whip. It is obvious that the bridge piece 16 centers the jaw members 13 in the Whip socket and ixedly maintains the Whip fastener in position therein.

What is claimed isl. In a whip socket, a whip fastener comprising oppositely disposed yieldabie jaws, a compressibie spring surrounding the jaws for a portion of their length, and means for compressing said spring to release the jaws.

2. In a whip socket, a whip fastener co1nprising yieldabie jaw members, a compressible spring upon said jaw members to close the same, and means projecting beyond the whip socket at one end thereof and connected to said compressible spring to actuate the same to permit the separation of the jaw members.

3. In a whip socket, a Whip fastener comprising oppositely disposed locking jaw members having yieldable reduced arms united at their lower extremity, a compressibie spring surrounding the arms and a portion of said jaws, a bridge piece for securing the whip fastener in the socket and forming a bearing for one extremity of the compressible spring, a pull rod having connection with the oppositeA extremity of said spring and projecting exteriorly of the whip socket, and a button carried by the free end of said rod.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses,

HENRY LOWERY.

`Witnesses:

T. W. BENNETT, ROBT. DYKE. 

